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Originally Posted by artdutra04

Doing any kind of classified work with need to know basis obviously means you don't ask questions and just do your job.

At risk of going even farther off on a tangent, I thought I’d clarify this sentence. Working in this type of environment does not prohibit communication instead it limits how and with whom that communication occurs. If anything, communication within these projects can be even more crucial because we are frequently pushing the envelope of technological feasibility. My experience across a spectrum of projects with security restrictions is that engineers maintain an almost constant dialog with program management, peer engineers, customer engineers, R&D labs, subcontractors, etc. Within really complex systems, it is nearly impossible for any one person to be an expert in all detailed aspects. Thankfully, we work in integrated teams so that we don’t have to. There are definite down sides of working in restricted environments such as this but you can also do some really cool engineering.